Milk-can.



No. 707,0". Patented Aug. I2, I902.

H. S. REYNOLDS.

MILK CAN.

(Application filed Sept. 20, 1901 (No Model.)

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UNITED Saree HENRY S. REYNOLDS, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO ELIZABETH O. SEAMAN, OF NEIVYORK, N. Y.

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SEEGIFICATION formingpart of Letters were No. 707,011, datedAugust 12, 1902. Application filed September 20, 1901, Serial No. 75,788. (No man.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY S. REYNOLDS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, county of Kings, State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Cans,of which the following is a speci-. fication. I

My invention relates to milk-cans and analogous structures, and has forits object to produce a new and improved closure for the open mouths of vessels.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown a milk-can in which myinvention is embodied, without, however, limiting myself thereto,

the essential features of the invention being hereinafter more. particularly pointed out and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure I isa plan view of the closure. Fig. II is a sectional side elevation thereof, showing the can breast and mouth, the section being taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. I; and Fig. III is a side elevation of the can, the direction of view being from the right of Fig. II.

In the drawings, 1 indicates'the can-breast, terminating at 2 in a mouth'adapted to receive a snugly-fitting inwardly-dished cover 3. The can-mouth 2 is preferably surrounded by a band 4, which band preferably carries lugs 5. The form of these lugs is clearly shown in Figs. II and IIIthat is to say, the lug 5 has a horizontal portion6 anda verti-' cal portion 7, the lugs being substantially L- shaped and the portion 6 being preferably inwardly beveled at its lower edge 8, as clearly shown in Fig. II. An ear 9 is also preferably mounted upon the band 4L and is provided with an apertured extension 10 for the reception of a locking member.

The cover 3 'is'shown provided with a curled-over edge 11, in which a suitable packing 12 may be carried,which packing is adapted to restupon the upper edge of the canmoul-h.

The cover 3 has suitably secured in the concave portion thereof, preferably by casting, a metallic plate or body ]3, herein shown as provided with a rib 14. Holes are tapped in with the lugs 5.

this rib and body for the reception of screws 15. A yoke 16 is secured loosely to the cover 3 by the screws 15, the screws passing freely through the yoke and permitting the yoke to movefreely up and down as necessity may require.

The yoke 16 is provided with hooked ends 17, which are adapted to engage beneath the lugs 5, the lower ends of the hooks having their upper edges beveled or being upwardly inclined. A bearingscrew l8, screw-threaded in-the yoke, is adapted to bear against the rib 14. This bearing-screw is shown in the presentinstance as receiving a pin 19, which forms a pivotal connection between the said bearing-screw and the swinging handle 20.

-in the mouth of the can and is then rotated until the hooked ends 17 are in position to engage beneath the horizontal portions of the lugs 5, the vertical portion 7 of the said lugs serving as stops to limit the rotation of said cover. The handle 20 is thereupon rotated to cause the screwlS to press against the cover, and thus lift up on the yoke 16 to bring the hooked ends 17 firmly into engagement The handle is then brought into the position shown in Fig. I, and a suitable locking means, such as a padlock, is employed to lock the arm 20 and the ear 9 together. 

